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Meyer challenged the restrictions on innocent passage imposed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam and also contested China's claim to straight baselines enclosing the Paracel Islands.05 PM ISTAFPIn this handout photo taken on September 4, 2019 and released by the US Navy shows US Navy's littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (front) sails in formation with navy ships from ASEAN during the US-ASEAN maritime exercise at the gulf of Thailand.

ETWASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday night that the United States would delay its next planned tariff increase on China by two weeks, as “a gesture of good will” that may help to mend the seriously damaged ties between the world’s two biggest economies.The United States would delay a planned increase in its 25 percent tariff on $250 billion of Chinese goods from Oct.

Business|Cathay Pacific’s Chairman Resigns as China Pressures Hong Kong BusinessImageJohn Slosar, right, the chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways, and Rupert Hogg, the airline’s former chief executive, during a news conference in March.ETHONG KONG — The chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday that he would resign, making him the second top executive of the embattled Hong Kong carrier to step down since protests began roiling the city.

Lately, though, the trade war has made running an all-American business in China “a big headache, a big pain,” Mr.ImageAlmost all Yong Du’s leather cowboy boots, complete with generous heels and expressive stitching, are sold to the United States.

The president has raised American tariffs to a level not seen since the 1960s.Trump called China’s president, Xi Jinping, an “enemy” and threatened to use his emergency powers to force American companies out of China.

Cigarette sales are holding up better in China than in many markets, but that’s no reason for investors to continue to puff on Hong Kong-listed China Tobacco International.4 trillion cigarettes were sold in the country last year, almost all of them made by China National Tobacco, or CNTC.

Higher import tariffs in China and other challenges could offset Tesla’s recent ratings upgrade and its improved outlook for Model 3 production.WSJ's Max Colchester explains how this may curtail rebel lawmakers' efforts to prevent a no-deal Brexit.

Business|China’s Currency Is Weakening as the Trade War Drags OnThere’s evidence that the government has been trying to prop up the renminbi, not weaken it drastically.“There’s less demand for Chinese goods and less demand for the Chinese currency.

CreditCreditAly Song/ReutersSHANGHAI — In the space of 24 hours, President Trump ordered American businesses to leave China and suggested in a tweet that he has the authority to do so.”The general conclusion was that the president may, in fact, have the authority to carry out many threats against companies doing business with China.

Business|China Threatens New Tariffs if Trump Escalates Trade WarImageA Ford plant in Chicago.Chinese imports of American-made cars are among the goods China plans to target if the trade war escalates.